Europe & Russia Consumption

July 2018

Gas consumption is continuing to slide in some of Europe’s largest markets.

The combined gas demand of Europe’s six largest markets is expected to be broadly flat on an annual basis in H2. Although demand is expected to grow in some markets towards the end of the year, further declines are likely during the summer peak.

The UK’s gas demand fell by 6% on an annual basis in May, to 4.9 billion cubic metres, according to provisional government data. Although demand for the first half of the...

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